Former Purbeck View School, Northbrook Road, Swanage, BH19
- Land size
- 4.4 acres
Key Features
- Occupying an elevated site of approximately 4.4 acres
- The premises would suit education, institutional and community uses
- There will be a restriction on Title prohibiting a change of use to residential or non policy compliant uses
Description
Main School Building. 6 Modular Classrooms. 4 Accommodation Blocks. Multi-Purpose Hall and Offices. Private Chapel - (a non Listed Heritage asset).
The premises are approximately 0.4 miles distant from Swanage Town Centre and well located to access the Jurassic coast, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-17
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage462 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 175
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Swanage Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 222
- Type
- Academy converter
- Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 89
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 85
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School4.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 87
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Swanage School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 349
- Type
- Free schools
- The Cornerstone Academy7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 645
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Poole High School7.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,891
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole8.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,093
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Livingstone Academy Bournemouth8.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,006
- Type
- Free schools
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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